maximum security prison
noun[C]
mainlyUSuk/ˌmæk.sɪ.məm sɪˌkjʊə.rə.ti ˈprɪz.ən/us/ˌmæk.sə.məm səˌkjʊr.ə.t̬i ˈprɪz.ən/atypeofprisonwhereprisonershave the leastamountoffreedombecause they areconsidereddangerousand are nottrustednot toescape:
Maximumsecurityprisonshousethe veryworstoffendersor those whorepeatedlyoffend.
After thecourtsession, which washeldinprivate, he wassentto themaximumsecurityprison.
- After being insolitaryfor 7monthsforbadbehaviour, he wasshippedto amaximumsecurityprison.
- A stand-off at amaximumsecurityprisonhasendedpeacefully,jailofficialssaidtonight.
- Theinmatesescapedfrom a Nashvillemaximumsecurityprisonearlyyesterdaymorning.
Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- dungeon
- gaol
- gaoler
- halfway house
- open prison
- panopticon
- penal colony
- penitentiary
- prison
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
- the gulag
- warder
- young offender institution